Gad

Quick meaning: Gad is an interjection meaning An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Meaning

An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
2. (of cattle) To run with the tail in the air, bent over the back, usually in an attempt to escape the warble fly.
3. One who roams about idly; a gadabout.
4. (Northern England, Scotland, derogatory) A greedy and/or stupid person.
5. (UK, US, dialect) A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod or a measuring rod.
6. (especially mining) A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock; a pick.
7. (especially UK, US, dialect) A goad, a sharp-pointed rod for driving cattle, horses, etc, or one with a whip or thong on the end for the same purpose.

Example Sentences

Get over here, ye good-for-nothing gadǃ

Ist yoakes and bowes and gad and yoaksticks there?

Ye greedy ged, ye have taken the very breath out o' me.

So when he saw King Arthur he said: "Thou knave! Wherefore didst thou quit thy work to go a-gadding?"

Word Forms

• gads
• gadding
• gadded
• gade

Synonyms for gad

Depending on context, synonyms include gallivant, gadling, spike, spur.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gallivant, spur, wander, roam, ramble, amazing.

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